It comes from the fear of immigrants doing to the white population here did to the natives, and the other non whites.
Immigrants are a net positive in gdp growth. They put money in the system but don't get the benefits. Without them we would be feeling the full effect of the lopsided tax system that skews to the wealthy
"• We estimate that 59 percent of households headed by illegal immigrants use one or more welfare programs, creating roughly $42 billion in costs. We also estimate that the children of illegal immigrants, who are mostly U.S.-born, cost public schools $68.1 billion.
• Illegal immigrants can receive welfare on behalf of U.S.-born children. Millions also have work authorization (e.g. DACA and asylum applicants), allowing receipt of the EITC. In addition, illegal immigrant children can directly use some programs like WIC.
• High welfare use is not caused by an unwillingness to work. In fact, illegal immigrantheaded households are more likely to have a worker present than U.S.-born households.
• Illegal immigrants do pay some taxes. We estimate they paid nearly $26 billion in income and payroll taxes in 2019.
• Illegal immigrants do add perhaps $321 billion to the nation’s GDP, but this is not a measure of their tax contributions or the benefits they create for the U.S.-born. Almost all the increase in economic activity goes to the illegal immigrants themselves in the form of wages."
The Consequences of Illegal Immigration for Housing Affordability, Government Budgets, and American Workers
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
What you are saying, and what was actually told to Congress are at odds with each other. What you are hearing as talking points given to you to support illegal immigration is not what Congress is actually receiving as the impact of Illegal Immigration. So, I will go with the experts on this issue who reported on this before the previous election.